Artificial Intelligence: Japan Inc's Hidden Power

In the News – Japan Industrial Corridor In order to push the ‘Made in Japan’ brand further, industrial brains and the private sectors of the country are giving a push to Artificial Intelligence (AI) technolgy, the hidden power of its industrial sector to keep things competitive. UBS Japan strategist Tomohiro Okawa says, government research support will increase for AI and corporates are doing more research into this promising area. Okawa says Japan’s reputation for high quality goods and services has been less of an asset in recent years, as Japanese firms have been forced to cut prices amid strong international competition. But the country’s strengths in artificial intelligence technology could restore some of this competitiveness again, he says. “Japanese AI is likely to be part of a new ‘Made in…